Finalists Announced for the Dean of School of Travel Industry Management

Two finalists have been identified for the position of Dean, School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The two are scheduled to participate over a two day period of visits that covers department discussions; meetings with senior administrators, faculty, staff, students, and internal and external constituents; and a public presentation.

Campus and community members, as well as the general public, are encouraged to attend.

The campus visits of the two candidates have been scheduled as follows:

Dr. Sevil Sonmez, visiting February 6-7

Professor and Head, Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism

“The Search Advisory Committee did a terrific job in identifying these finalists out of a pool of well qualified candidates, and I would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication to this search,” said Chancellor Tom Apple. “We encourage UH faculty, staff, students and especially the local tourism community to come out and meet the candidates, and look forward to receiving their input which will assist in hiring the best person for the position.”

Added Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Reed Dasenbrock, “Given the centrality of travel and tourism to the economy of Hawai‘i, TIM has an enormous potential to shape the future of the state. We look forward to meeting these outstanding candidates and hiring a new dean for the School.”

For more information about the search process, including a list of the members of the search advisory committee, the campus visit daily schedule and the candidate biographies, see the search website at http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/executivesearch/tim.

For more information about the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, please visit http://www.tim.hawaii.edu.